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Posted by: demik on 2026-04-29 00:08:45 My man hoarding again! Welcome back 😛
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2026-04-29 00:42:41 First vintage Mac acquisition since my move to Australia. My man hoarding again! Welcome back 😛 only replace the word 'life' with 'shite'
Posted by: Durosity on 2026-04-29 06:21:23 First vintage Mac acquisition since my move to Australia. Picked up a Classic for $120. Hasn’t arrived yet. Could be a basket case. We’ll see. A classic? In the post? 😬😬 Do you have more room to hoard this time? only replace the word 'life' with 'shite' Life.. life finds a way.
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-04-29 06:39:16 Life.. life finds a way. Off topic, but did you know a small number of birds still have claws on their wings, left over from when their ancestors had grabby grabby hands!
Posted by: Durosity on 2026-04-29 08:00:05 View attachment 98271 Off topic, but did you know a small number of birds still have claws on their wings, left over from when their ancestors had grabby grabby hands! View attachment 98238 I almost said that when you posted this!
Posted by: olePigeon on 2026-04-29 08:39:31 Off topic, but did you know a small number of birds still have claws on their wings, left over from when their ancestors had grabby grabby hands! The Hoatzin from South America is one of my favorite birds of all time. Still has little claws that are extremely useful especially as chicks. If a snake or avian predator makes it into the tree, the chicks can use their claws and large feet to climb the branches of the tree. The tree is usually near water, so in extreme situations, the chicks will dive off the tree and swim under the surface for a period of time to evade a predator. They'll then swim back and claw back up the tree. 🙂 It's also the only species of its kind in its own genus. They still look like their proper cousins. Very archaeopteryx-like. They also have red eyes, which is pretty darn cool. 😀
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-04-29 09:10:28 The Hoatzin from South America is one of my favorite birds of all time. Still has little claws that are extremely useful especially as chicks. I was looking at a picture of one earlier. Birds generally are fascinating. They also have red eyes, which is pretty darn cool. The way I know how scary a T-Rex is, is because the idea of a huge chicken is terrifying. They're aggressive, will attack and eat anything (snakes, frogs, mice, rats, birds, snails, fruit, grain and cake). The only reason they make awesome pets is because they're smaller than us. They still occasionally have a good go at eating your fingers.
Posted by: olePigeon on 2026-04-29 09:34:56 The cassowary is also fascinating, and is one freaking mean bird. It's been known to kill people. Even Steve Irwin was said to have never messed around with it, and he messed around with all sorts of dangerous animals. There was also the (now extinct) Haast's eagle. It was originally believed to be a myth that the Maori told of a giant eagle that would prey on Moas and even occasionally people. A myth, until they found the actual bones for one. 😶 Makes me curious about the North American "Thunderbirds" and if they ever existed. Also considered a myth, but myths and legends can be linked to real, historical events. Just like Haast's eagle. Speaking of eyes, nothing beats goats. Goat eyes just freak me out.
Posted by: joshc on 2026-04-29 11:55:29 My man hoarding again! Welcome back 😛 Thank you. Leaving is not an option here. 😛 only replace the word 'life' with 'shite' I only collect the finest shite. A classic? In the post? 😬😬 Have to live life on the edge, this is one way! I previously vowed to never own a Classic again after how much trauma they caused me before, yet here I am. Do you have more room to hoard this time? There's a garage here. So potentially room for pretty big hoards. 🤐 One of my next projects is sorting out a workbench / soldering station.
Posted by: mg.man on 2026-04-29 12:23:53 I only collect the finest shite. Carefully crafted, vintage, SUPER RARE... shite 😆
Posted by: joshc on 2026-04-29 14:33:39 Carefully crafted, vintage, SUPER RARE... shite 😆 That's the super good stuff!
Posted by: Durosity on 2026-05-01 05:48:40 There's a garage here. So potentially room for pretty big hoards. 🤐 One of my next projects is sorting out a workbench / soldering station. I don't know how accurate the stereotype is, but in my mind a hoard of old Macs in a garage in Australia sounds like the perfect hiding places for spiders and snakes and things (other than chickens) that will kill a man. At least you'll be able to get an LC5x0 of some sort, they seem to be very common over there! I previously vowed to never own a Classic again after how much trauma they caused me before, yet here I am. Must've been before my time here.. what happened? 🤔
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2026-05-01 07:48:13 Must've been before my time here.. what happened? 🤔 I'm assuming this is related to the Sole Survivor that is now in my cupboard
Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-01 15:46:50 I don't know how accurate the stereotype is, but in my mind a hoard of old Macs in a garage in Australia sounds like the perfect hiding places for spiders and snakes and things (other than chickens) that will kill a man. Yeah, not really. the whole 'killer animals' thing is very overdone. The garage here is a decent one, the roof is the same as the rest of the house and its got doors that don't seem to let much in, the worst I've seen in there is some cockroaches, but they end up in the house too. Must've been before my time here.. what happened? 🤔 I'm assuming this is related to the Sole Survivor that is now in my cupboard No, Sole Survivor was actually the easiest Classic I've repaired in the scheme of things. It required a bodge wire on one of the CPU pins but otherwise it was straight forward and @Hollie made things easier by buying a NOS analog board for it which just worked straight away. The Classic experience I was referring to was when I had quite a few of them and most of them didn't want to work even after a recap, those analog boards are just trash.
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2026-05-01 16:02:35 The Classic experience I was referring to was when I had quite a few of them and most of them didn't want to work even after a recap, those analog boards are just trash. Yes - I meant, I thought Sole Survivor was the only one left of that batch, hence the name? I still have a small box containing all their flybacks. It smells slightly strange, though I think the flybacks are sound.
Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-01 16:33:43 Yes - I meant, I thought Sole Survivor was the only one left of that batch, hence the name? I still have a small box containing all their flybacks. It smells slightly strange, though I think the flybacks are sound. Ah, yeah it was, the rest were basket cases. I still remember the one that was basically brown.
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2026-05-02 00:52:58 I still remember the one that was basically brown. I still remember the smell. It took about three months before those flybacks were tolerable.
Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-05 04:20:55 Bugger. It's a $120 paper weight.
Posted by: Phipli on 2026-05-05 04:45:56 Bugger. It's a $120 paper weight. View attachment 98490 Ah balls. Able to get a refund? Hopefully there are some useful parts. There is a reloaded board for the Classic if you can save the customs.
Posted by: joshc on 2026-05-05 04:47:56 Able to get a refund? The listing clearly stated "untested" and it said no returns, so no. Even if the seller did know, there's no argument that I was buying something that was supposed to be in good condition or working. It's not the worst I've ever seen... the RTC and CPU seem to have survived. Might even be bodgeable.
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